Hayley Parker bought the scratchcard on Christmas Eve when she went to buy broccoli

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A midwife who was preparing to work on Christmas Day got a festive surprise when she won a share of £1 million after buying vegetables on Christmas Eve .

Hayley Parker threw some National Lottery scratchcards in her basket when she went to pick up broccoli and spinach for the early Christmas supper she and her partner were hosting.

Her family syndicate of seven are now all taking home more than £142,800 each, after she scratched her Merry Millions ticket to reveal a winner.

Hayley, from Essex, said: "We were hosting our family Christmas for the first year, but because I was working on Christmas Day we had all of the family around on Christmas Eve, we were having a less traditional Christmas dinner, a pasta bake.